“And Day Brought Back My Night”: Poem-of-the-Day
A sonnet from my first book, “And Day Brought Back My Night,” with a title pilfered from Milton, is the Audio-Poem-of-the-Day over at the Poetry Foundation. (Text version here.) Read more ...
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Waywiser Reading @ Politics & Prose
During the upcoming AWP Conference in Washington DC, I’ll be reading at an off-site event with a bunch of my press mates, who also happen to be some of my favorite poets: Austin Allen, Morri Creech, Joseph Harrison, Jaimee Hills, Dora Malech, Eric McHenry, Penelope Pelizzon, Shelley Puhak, and Cody Walker. The reading takes place […] Read more ...
“Flesh of John Brown’s Flesh”: Poem-of-the-Day
“Flesh of John Brown’s Flesh: 2 December 1859,” a poem from my book Voices Bright Flags, told from the point of view of Brown’s eldest son, is the Audio-Poem-of-the-Day over at the Poetry Foundation. (Text version here.) Read more ...
Poetry Daily bifecta: Poem & Prose
I didn’t have time to post this in a timely fashion, but I’ve had two pieces featured on Poetry Daily this past week. My essay “Exhuming Vallejo” (which originally appeared in this month’s issue of Poetry magazine) was the Prose Feature from November 17 to November 23, and on November 23 my poem “About Opera” (which originally appeared in 32 Poems) )was the” poem of the day. Read more ...